Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events 125 A : I . N ick ~ktcalf; 2. Ronn ie Ford : 3. Dam.'11 BI,lnkl"Jl-.hip ; 4. Derek Smi th ; 5. Dolm M Pri nce. 125 B; 1. joJmaa l Bund ; 2. Chri., Burkt"l'n; J . Clint Buru"l-n; 4. $h.l nl' Kis.. iar; 5. A,uun Juno..~. .. 125 <:: I.G~ Holmnu.oo; 2.1t "ih Bum._ ; 3. Tommy Hood ; 4. l jtl!lh Cnok.oy $. Tr .w i!> Frt.'t.'man. . ; 250 BEG: I. Kevin Patll'l"'inn; 2. Stt--pht"l1r ope; 3. Bo.'l1 Thnn \o1!1 ; 4. Chark-s Ht:ndri).; 5. Andy Da nno. T. . 250 A: 1. Ju..u.n MI--YlTh'lkt:T; 2. Nick Ml'tcalf ; 3. rtlOh Bear G u id l'fl; 4. Darrell BI.ln kL 'fl..hip ; S. Keith Gu llll'Tl. 2.c;oB: 1. jam"",l Bund; 2. Ch n. Bldnklon!lhip ; 3. Ru . Blanu"Jl' sh ip; 4. A.1ron Mudd; 5. jaml~ Ga rTllf . 2.0;0C: I . Josh Bu ~; 2. H" a th E11l!i; 3. Ton y Trolvis; 4. C hiU Weotphdl; S. Tun y 5m g kinn. \\'MN : 1. Md i1'l/fi,1 B.1 illOY; 2. Sht'1T}' C n ttl-ndon. I Et-24: 1. Ni ck Mt'I Calf; 2 . Jlltdd n Moneymakt'r; 3. De re k ' Sm ith ; 4. Chri.i Burk~-n; 5. All ton Jont.'l'. 25+ : 1. Ron nie Fur d ; 2. M.uk G.l rriMm ; 3. Kt'it h G ui d l-n; 4. Chris Blankn .. ; 5. Shal1t' Va u,; h n . "hip 30+ A : 1. Mdrk c..rri. ... n; 2. Sh.1 Vaughn. . . rw 30+ D/ C : I. D.l rn·!1 Bi.l;h. m; 2. Kt'fln t'th While; 3. Mike G.l rril su n ; 4. Mike For tnlT; 5. Dtm Fikc. 40+: 1. D.HT\'II 8 ihh .l m ; 2. Kl'flnl' th White ; 3. r .l t Fnt'burgeT . Wsh a ougal M otocross P rk a Metzler treads to Washougal wins Brown County Fairgrounds Mataya masters New Ulm short track By Tim McBride NEWULM, MN, OCT. J Trackstar Mot orspor ts' Marty Ma taya piloted a bo ne...s toc k ATK 605 to vic torv in mo classes at o the fina l Distri ct 23 event of the season, hos ted b y th e Fly in g Du tchme n Me at t he Bro w n County Fairgrounds. Mataya fitted his ATK trail bike with a d irt tra ck rear tire a nd e lec te d to ru n the origina l , front tir e. Th e se tu p was rig ht o n the mo ney. Mataya, who's been busy turning wr enches for his so ns ja cob and Nicky, hasn' t raced all.season, bu t he d ecided to return to action for the final race weeke nd of the year. The act ion got u nd er way in the Stock Frame (fo u r-s tro ke ) class. Ho le shot ace Er ic Be rg jum ped into the lead . Mataya, Rick And erso n, Bob Becker, Steve Doty and the rest of the field ga ve chase. Berg was o n a good run, hold ing,off Mataya's ad vances. On lap th ree, And erson ran into Mat a ya' s back e nd a nd a lmost crashe d . Mat aya was slowed drama tically, allowin g Berg a nd Becker to pu ll awa y. With two lap s remaining/ Becker ma de a turn- fou r pass on ~rg to take the lead , bu t he was un awar e of Mataya's comeback charge. Mataya slipped by Berg an d ree led in Becker on the last lap to sco re a win that surp rised even himself. "I didn' t have any intenti on of win ning tha t race," said Ma taya afterward . Dot y'and Pa t Far gen raced to fou rt h- and fifth-place finishes. Mat ay a a d d ed t he ic i ng to t h e ca ke by d efeating race favorite Dan Jacobso n in the Over 40 class to record his second win of the day. Paul Ko ch , Bob Herman a n d C h a r lie Lang la n d round ed out the top five of the 12-rider field . The La n gl a nd fa m ily ea rn ed th e " trip le threa t aw a rd ." Ch a rl ie Langla nd showed his sons Verdee n and Verlon how it's sup posed to be d one by winnin g the Over 50 main event for th e seco n d day in a ro w . Ve rlo n , C harlie's younges t son, followed suit by racing to victory in th e 250cc Am at eu r class. So it was. up to Ve rde e n - Charl ie's o ldest son, wh o wa s involve d in a poi nt s chase for the Open Pro cham pionsh ip - to keep the ball rolling, a nd he admitt ed that the pressur e was on. But he came th rou gh by win ning th e 250cc Pr o fin a l an d completing the Langland trip le play. Verdee n Langland wasn' t as fortu nate in the Ope n Pro final, howev er. He finis hed fou rt h, behind race winner Randy Triplett , Dust y Fau lds a nd Satu rda y's event win ner, Billy Hofmeister. Lang land 's fourth-place finish allowed Triplelt to bring closu re to a dramatic season long points battle. Tr iplet t wo n the race a nd the cha m pionship by a sing le po int over Lang land. Results m m m ~ ..: N .8 o u o 38 MI NI SH A I- : 1. And y Ol!lu n; 2. Spencer O lsu n ; 3. Co n n.-r T ; . A ndersun; 4 . C h ris Ll ubt.TShd nLT S. C ha rlo tte Morri... . MINI C HA IN : 1. A ndy O lso n; 2. Co n nl'" And l'TSC:m ; 3. C h ris L.l ubt-nht.'im·r; 4. Kltvin W.dt.-r ; 5. Shelby Va-nkLT . 60 M IN I: 1. Jn ry M" rri ,,; 2. Nick M.ltay. l; 3. jt'rl'ffiy And t'nolm; 4. Kt-vin Al1dt"rStm; 5. N.ltMiha W.lschl'k . so: 1. Sh.w ,," Burr ; 2.' Tra vis Henr ichs; 3. josh Koch ; 4. J<1(llb Mat ,ly.l; 5. Jury Murrili. 125 : I . Sh.lw n Burr ; 2. Troy J ohl\~n; 3. Travis WaM'hek . NOV ; 1. Iklb Bo '('ker; 2. DOli/; Su llivan ; 3. ' tlSh Kl>ch 4. Tr,wi s ; W... ht' k ; 5. Go.'C.lrg t' Wi lsu n . ~ 2S11 A M: 1. Vc r ln n l..1n);land; 2. Rick DllU ~ht'r ty ; J. Ada m Hl'n riclui; 4. Troy luh nsu ll; 5. Sh .lwn Burr . 2."1.1 r RO: I. Vt,n:Il'C.'fl L.,nllil,m d ; 2. Bull Boyd; J . Du...ty Fau lds; Chuc k Beving . O PEN A M : I. Adam Hen ri ch s; 2. Co ry Klc "en; 3 . Verlon Llnf:land; 4 . Miuty M.1t.lya ; oS. Stl' ve Dot y O r EN rRO: 1. R.m d y T r ip le tt ; 2 . Du st y Faul d s ; 3 . Bill y Hoftnl>i»t.... 4 . Vl-N t"' n ung land; 5. Bub Boyd . . ; Jjl+ : I. Bob 8l'Ckl"'; 2. Mik e L...Jin; 3. Rid Andl'f"foClI\; 4 . T im . McBrid e ; 5 . Ma rty MAt-' ya 411t: I. Mart y M,lt.l yil; 2. D an jaco bson: J . Pau l Koch; 4. Bub Hl'rm,ln; 5. C h.lrlil' Lan gla nd . 50..: 1. C h.ul ic Ll Il~I,," J; 2. Dave Knch ; 3. Lloyd Tu rne r; 4. Dic k vec nker . . STK FRM : 1. M.uty M.lt.1ya ; 2. Bub Ik 'Clo.t'f" 3. Eric Ix- r,.;; 4. ; Stt'Vl' ty : 5. r a t Fargcn . VINT TW: 1. 0.10 J.l robst'" ' o... Brown County Fairgrounds Herman, Henrichs hammer New Ulm short track By TIm McBride NEW ULM, MN, OCT. 2 Bob He rma n and Adam He nrichs each scored two class victories du ring the Hying Dutchma n Me's dirt track races held at the Brown County Fairground s. Herman 's first win came in the Over 40 class. He came ou t on top of a close, race long battl e with Vintage Twin winner Dan Jacobso n. Dave Koch , Mar ty Mat a ya a nd C ha rlie Langla nd roun ded out the top five of the 14-rider pack. Herma n was soon being chased by Jacobson aga in, as the Vintage Single class took to the track. jacobson used a high line in tu rns th ree a nd four to slide by Pau l Koch an d ap ply the pressure to Herma n, bu t a meticulous ly smoothridin g Herman rema in ed unflappabl e as he raced on to his seco nd wi n of the day. When asked abou t his success, the soft-spoken Herm an sim ply re plied , " Everything was workin g good today." Every thing seemed to be workin g "good " for Open a nd 250cc Ama te u r race win ne r Ada m He n r ich s as we ll. H en r ich s h as ob vio u s ly become the most improved rider this season, as the speed y teenager hand ily raced to the checkers duri ng both even ts. Hen richs pla ns to compete in the Pro ranks next yea r. First-y ear Expert Du sty Faul d s came all the way from Sout h Dakota to up set Verdeen langland and Bob Boyd in the 250cc Pro fina l. Faulds mad e a nam e for himself in Stu rgis this summ er by wi n ning a Pro ma in e ve nt that w as fille d wi th a host of national-numbered riders . " I wa n t to try to ge t e nough exposu re to hopefully pick up a ride in the Sportster Per forma nce class for nex t yea r," explained Faulds afte r the New U1m victo ry. In ot her racing actio n, Tim Gregory capped a nearl y pe rfect season by winning the Ove r 30 main eve nt, th us sewi ng up his seasonlong title chase w it h second -place finis her Mike Led in. Second-ge nera tion racer Jacob Mataya scored a po pu lar win in the No vice class. Cha rlotte Morris scored her first win of the season in the Mini Shaft class, and her bro ther jory Morris took his customary win in the 60cc Mini main event . Results MINI SHAfT: 1. Ch.uloHe Mo rri s; 2. Kl'Vm WolltL j. C,m tllT T; A nd,'T"iun; 4. D.lmfi Melqu i. ;t 5. Kelly Herman. o; MINI C H AIN : I . [aco b Sc:-h leicher; 2. Chllrlotlt' Mu rr i!i; 3. ConnL'f" Andl'r.o(ln; 4. KL -v;n AnJe~n; 5. Kelly Herm .m . MINI; 1. Jory M(lrri s; 2. Nic k ....1.1tily.l; 3. jl'J'l' m y AndL'T"lon ; 4. Kt-vin .A nd tTSOn; 5. :"J tas h.1 Wilsch l' k. .l ,"1 MINI : J. JUfih Kuch; 2. J.lco b Ma ta ya; 3. Trav is I ll·n rich s; 4 Tr.w !s W.l ~he k; 5. krl:'mv Andl:'rso n . 125 AM: 1. Sh., w n Burr ; 2. Troy John'ion; 3. Tr;w b Wilsd wlo.. NOV : 1. jill,""b M.lt .1Y ; 2. Stl'Ve C u b-o n. ; J. Bt.Il Cri tn-nJ u n; " 4. Stc Yl' Kissiolr; S. C hast· G.l mb k · S / MIN t 1. Kl'nny Od Ie Orr; 2 . G n:'~ Lov ins ; 3. Ben Cri ttl'Tl dnn; 4 . Cha"L" G,l mb lc; 5. BroJndoll Burrow . SC H BY: 1. Er ic Khnk h.lmml'J'; 2. C lin t Bur lo.l't.'n; 3. O"mon Pn I1Cl."; 4 . C"'Sloyjuhn!'

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